over the edge

idiom

: into a mental or emotional state that makes someone completely lose control
His friends worried that the news might send/drive/push him over the edge.

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Strain into a highball glass over rocks, add soda delicately until foam rises slightly over the edge. Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Tomlin and the Steelers sought the quarterback to push them over the edge and lighten the stout defense’s load. Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 Did years of enduring Pansy’s hectoring break him, or did his own emotional remove push her away and over the edge? Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025 In 1998, Coldplay took their first step over the edge with Safety, their debut EP. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for over the edge 

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“Over the edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20edge. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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